To cite package ‘NOVA’ in publications use:

  Liu Z (2026). _NOVA: Network Of Versatile Cell-Cell Communication
  Analysis_. R package version 1.0.0,
  <https://github.com/zaoqu-liu/nova>.

A BibTeX entry for LaTeX users is

  @Manual{,
    title = {NOVA: Network Of Versatile Cell-Cell Communication Analysis},
    author = {Zaoqu Liu},
    year = {2026},
    note = {R package version 1.0.0},
    url = {https://github.com/zaoqu-liu/nova},
  }